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{{Infobox cyclist
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Geoffrey Soupe
| name = Geoffrey Soupe
| image = Geoffrey Soupe 4JDD 2013.jpg
| image = SOUPE_Geoffrey.jpg
| caption = Soupe at the 2013 [[Four Days of Dunkirk]]
| caption = Soupe in 2019
| fullname = Geoffrey Soupe
| fullname = Geoffrey Soupe
| nickname =
| nickname =
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| height = {{convert|1.77|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|1.77|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|68|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|68|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}
| currentteam = {{ct|COF}}
| currentteam = {{UCI team code|TDE}}
| discipline = Road
| discipline = Road
| role = Rider
| role = Rider
| ridertype = {{ubl|[[Glossary of cycling#lead out|Lead out man]]|[[Breakaway specialist|Baroudeur]]}}
| ridertype = Rouleur
| amateuryears1 = 2004
| amateuryears1 = 2004
| amateurteam1 = EC Bourg-en-Bresse ''(junior)''
| amateurteam1 = EC Bourg-en-Bresse ''(junior)''
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| amateurteam3 = VC Vaulx-en-Velin ''(junior)''
| amateurteam3 = VC Vaulx-en-Velin ''(junior)''
| amateuryears4 = 2009–2010
| amateuryears4 = 2009–2010
| amateurteam4 = C.C. Etupes Le Doubs
| amateurteam4 = CC Étupes le Doubs
| proyears1 = 2011–2014
| proyears1 = 2011–2014
| proteam1 = {{ct|FDJ|2011}}
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|FDJ|2011}}
| proyears2 = 2015–
| proyears2 = 2015–2019
| proteam2 = {{ct|COF|2015}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/277055/article/2017-12-08/les-premieres-photos-du-stage-de-l-equipe-cofidis-en-espagne|title=Les premières photos du stage de l'équipe Cofidis en Espagne|language=French|trans-title=The first photos of the Cofidis team in Spain|date=8 December 2017|accessdate=9 January 2018|first=Frédéric|last=Retsin|work=[[La Voix du Nord (daily)|La Voix du Nord]]|publisher=[[Rossel (company)|Groupe Rossel]]}}</ref>
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|COF|2015}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/277055/article/2017-12-08/les-premieres-photos-du-stage-de-l-equipe-cofidis-en-espagne|title=Les premières photos du stage de l'équipe Cofidis en Espagne|language=French|trans-title=The first photos of the Cofidis team in Spain|date=8 December 2017|accessdate=9 January 2018|first=Frédéric|last=Retsin|work=[[La Voix du Nord]]|publisher=[[Rossel (company)|Groupe Rossel]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-route-cofidis-devoile-son-effectif-pour-la-saison-2019-79640.html|title=Route - L'effectif de l'équipe Cofidis pour la saison 2019|language=French|first=François|last=Bonnefoy|trans-title=Road - The Cofidis squad for the 2019 season|date=29 November 2018|accessdate=11 January 2019|work=Cyclism'Actu|publisher=Swar Agency}}</ref>
| majorwins =
| proyears3 = 2020–
| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|TDE|2020}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14019/1000640/266|title=Total Direct Énergie|work=UCI.org|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]|accessdate=12 January 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112014526/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14019/1000640/266|archivedate=12 January 2020}}</ref>
| majorwins = '''[[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]'''
:'''[[Vuelta a España]]'''
::1 individual stage ([[2023 Vuelta a España|2023]])
}}
}}
'''Geoffrey Soupe''' (born 22 March 1988) is a French professional road bicycle racer, who rides for [[UCI ProSeries|UCI ProTeam]] {{UCI team code|TDE}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15263/1000640/280|title=Total Direct Energie|work=UCI.org|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]|accessdate=7 January 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210107141554/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15263/1000640/280|archivedate=7 January 2021}}</ref> Primarily a [[Glossary of cycling#lead out|lead out man]] and [[Breakaway specialist|baroudeur]], Soupe has taken four victories during his professional career, including a stage win at the [[2023 Vuelta a España]] with his remaining wins coming at [[La Tropicale Amissa Bongo]] – stage victories in 2011 and 2023, along with the general classification in 2023.
'''Geoffrey Soupe''' (born 22 March 1988) is a [[France|French]] professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for [[UCI Professional Continental team]] {{ct|COF}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-route-cofidis-devoile-son-effectif-pour-la-saison-2019-79640.html|title=Route - L'effectif de l'équipe Cofidis pour la saison 2019|language=French|first=François|last=Bonnefoy|trans-title=Road - The Cofidis squad for the 2019 season|date=29 November 2018|accessdate=11 January 2019|work=Cyclism'Actu|publisher=Swar Agency}}</ref> Soupe was the 2010 under-23 French national champion for the road race,<ref>{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Gilson|url=http://www.directvelo.com/actualite/8303-france-espoirs-les-reactions.html|language=French|title=France&nbsp;– Espoirs : Les réactions|trans-title=France&nbsp;– Prospects: The reactions|date=22 August 2010|work=Directvelo|publisher=Association Le Peloton|accessdate=8 May 2012}}</ref> and finished second to Great Britain's [[Alex Dowsett]] in the European under-23 time trial championship.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/491743/dowsett-wins-gold-at-u23-european-championships.html|title=Dowsett wins gold at U23 European championships|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=IPC Media Limited|date=16 July 2010|accessdate=8 May 2012|first=Simon|last=Richardson}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Born in [[Viriat]], [[Ain]], Soupe competed for the EC Bourg-en-Bresse, VC Bressan and VC Vaulx-en-Velin setups as a junior, and the C.C. Etupes Le Doubs squad as an amateur, before joining the {{ct|FDJ|2011}} professional team for the 2011 season as a ''neo-pro''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Gilson|url=http://www.directvelo.com/direct-velo/actualites/9568/geoffrey-soupe-neo-pro-a-la-fdj.html|language=French|title=Geoffrey Soupe néo-pro à la FDJ|trans-title=Geoffrey Soupe neo-pro at FDJ|date=18 August 2010|work=Directvelo|publisher=Association Le Peloton|accessdate=8 May 2012}}</ref> In his first race for the team, Soupe won the opening stage of [[La Tropicale Amissa Bongo]] in Gabon&nbsp;– beating {{ct|EUC|2011}}'s [[Anthony Charteau]] in a two-man sprint<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-tropicale-amissa-bongo-tabo-2-1-1/stage-1/results|title=Soupe claims opening stage|date=25 January 2011|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|accessdate=8 May 2012}}</ref>&nbsp;– before finishing the race in eighth place overall.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-tropicale-amissa-bongo-tabo-2-1-1/stage-6/results|title=Charteau wins overall in Gabon|date=30 January 2011|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|accessdate=8 May 2012}}</ref> Soupe later added a stage victory in the Tour Alsace,<ref>{{cite news|first=Nicolas|last=Gachet|url=http://www.directvelo.com/actualite/13671-tour-alsace-et-1-classements.html|language=French|title=Tour Alsace&nbsp;– Et. 1 : Classements|trans-title=Tour Alsace&nbsp;– Stage 1: Rankings|date=27 July 2011|work=DirectVélo|publisher=Association Le Peloton|accessdate=8 May 2012}}</ref> before quitting the race the next day.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-alsace-2-2-1/stage-2/results|title=Double success for Albert in Alsace|date=28 July 2011|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|accessdate=8 May 2012}}</ref>
Born in [[Viriat]], [[Ain]], Soupe competed for the EC Bourg-en-Bresse, VC Bressan and VC Vaulx-en-Velin setups as a junior, and the CC Étupes le Doubs squad as an amateur; in 2010, Soupe won the under-23 [[French National Road Race Championships]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Gilson|url=http://www.directvelo.com/actualite/8303-france-espoirs-les-reactions.html|language=French|title=France&nbsp;– Espoirs : Les réactions|trans-title=France&nbsp;– Prospects: The reactions|date=22 August 2010|work=Directvelo|publisher=Association Le Peloton|accessdate=8 May 2012}}</ref> and finished second to Great Britain's [[Alex Dowsett]] in the under-23 time trial at the [[2010 European Road Championships|European Road Championships]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/491743/dowsett-wins-gold-at-u23-european-championships.html|title=Dowsett wins gold at U23 European championships|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=IPC Media Limited|date=16 July 2010|accessdate=8 May 2012|first=Simon|last=Richardson}}</ref>
===FDJ (2011–2014)===
Soupe then joined the {{UCI team code|FDJ|2011}} professional team for the 2011 season as a ''neo-pro''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Gilson|url=http://www.directvelo.com/direct-velo/actualites/9568/geoffrey-soupe-neo-pro-a-la-fdj.html|language=French|title=Geoffrey Soupe néo-pro à la FDJ|trans-title=Geoffrey Soupe neo-pro at FDJ|date=18 August 2010|work=Directvelo|publisher=Association Le Peloton|accessdate=8 May 2012}}</ref> In his first race for the team, Soupe won the opening stage of [[La Tropicale Amissa Bongo]] in Gabon&nbsp;– beating {{UCI team code|EUC|2011}}'s [[Anthony Charteau]] in a two-man sprint<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-tropicale-amissa-bongo-tabo-2-1-1/stage-1/results|title=Soupe claims opening stage|date=25 January 2011|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|accessdate=8 May 2012}}</ref>&nbsp;– before finishing the race in eighth place overall.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-tropicale-amissa-bongo-tabo-2-1-1/stage-6/results|title=Charteau wins overall in Gabon|date=30 January 2011|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|accessdate=8 May 2012}}</ref> Soupe later added a stage victory in the [[Tour Alsace]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Nicolas|last=Gachet|url=http://www.directvelo.com/actualite/13671-tour-alsace-et-1-classements.html|language=French|title=Tour Alsace&nbsp;– Et. 1 : Classements|trans-title=Tour Alsace&nbsp;– Stage 1: Rankings|date=27 July 2011|work=DirectVélo|publisher=Association Le Peloton|accessdate=8 May 2012}}</ref> before quitting the race the next day.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-alsace-2-2-1/stage-2/results|title=Double success for Albert in Alsace|date=28 July 2011|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|accessdate=8 May 2012}}</ref>


Soupe made his [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] début at the [[2012 Giro d'Italia]], taking a third-place finish during the race's first mass-start stage in [[Herning]], [[Denmark]]; a result that Soupe stated that he was "sorry" for, after he was supposed to be leading out the team's main sprinter [[Arnaud Démare]], until he was caught up in a final-corner crash.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/soupe-sorry-to-have-finished-third-in-giro-ditalia-stage|title=Soupe "sorry" to have finished third in Giro d'Italia stage|date=7 May 2012|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|accessdate=8 May 2012}}</ref>
Soupe made his [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] début at the [[2012 Giro d'Italia]], taking a third-place finish during the race's first mass-start stage in [[Herning]], [[Denmark]]; a result that Soupe stated that he was "sorry" for, after he was supposed to be leading out the team's main sprinter [[Arnaud Démare]], until he was caught up in a final-corner crash.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/soupe-sorry-to-have-finished-third-in-giro-ditalia-stage|title=Soupe "sorry" to have finished third in Giro d'Italia stage|date=7 May 2012|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|accessdate=8 May 2012}}</ref>


===Cofidis (2015–2019)===
In August 2014 {{ct|COF|2015}} announced that they had signed Soupe, alongside FDJ teammate [[Nacer Bouhanni]], for 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/transfers-cofidis-confirms-the-arrival-of-nacer-bouhanni |title=Transfers: Cofidis confirms the arrival of Nacer Bouhanni |last1=Farrand |first1=Stephen |date=1 August 2014 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref> He was named in the start list for the [[2015 Tour de France]].<ref name="2015Tour">{{cite web |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/preliminary-start-list-2015-tour-de-france_375043 |title=2015 Tour de France start list |accessdate=2 July 2015 |work=Velo News}}</ref>
In August 2014 {{UCI team code|COF|2015}} announced that they had signed Soupe, alongside FDJ teammate [[Nacer Bouhanni]], for 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/transfers-cofidis-confirms-the-arrival-of-nacer-bouhanni |title=Transfers: Cofidis confirms the arrival of Nacer Bouhanni |last1=Farrand |first1=Stephen |date=1 August 2014 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref> He made his first start at the [[Tour de France]] in the [[2015 Tour de France|2015 edition]],<ref name="2015Tour">{{cite web |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/preliminary-start-list-2015-tour-de-france_375043 |title=2015 Tour de France start list |accessdate=2 July 2015 |work=Velo News}}</ref> sharing sprint duties with [[Christophe Laporte]], following Bouhanni's withdrawal in the opening week.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/cofidis-and-europcar-2015-report-cards/|title=Cofidis and Europcar: 2015 Report Cards|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=15 November 2015|accessdate=13 July 2024|quote=A bandaged Bouhanni was able to take to the start of the Tour, only to crash out on stage 5 [...]}}</ref> Over his five years with the team, Soupe recorded two top-ten individual finishes – sixth at the 2017 [[La Roue Tourangelle]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-roue-tourangelle-2017/results/|title=Flavien Dassonville wins 2017 La Roue Tourangelle|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=2 April 2017|accessdate=13 July 2024}}</ref> and eighth at the 2019 [[Elfstedenronde]].

===Total Direct Énergie (2020–present)===
Soupe joined {{UCI team code|TDE|2020}} for the 2020 season,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/total-direct-energie-re-sign-niccolo-bonifazio-and-add-geoffrey-soupe-and-leonardo-bonifazio-for-2020/|title=Total Direct Energie re-sign Niccolò Bonifazio, add Geoffrey Soupe and Leonardo Bonifazio for 2020|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=19 November 2019|accessdate=13 July 2024}}</ref> and finished ninth overall in his first race with the team at the [[Saudi Tour]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Jonny|last=Long|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/phil-bauhaus-claims-bahrain-mclarens-first-victory-at-saudi-tour-448689|title=Phil Bauhaus claims Bahrain-McLaren's first overall victory at Saudi Tour|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media]]|date=8 February 2020|accessdate=13 July 2024}}</ref> He took his first victory since 2011 at the 2023 [[La Tropicale Amissa Bongo]], when he won the opening stage of the race in Gabon.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://teamtotalenergies.com/en/geoffrey-soupe-wins-stage-one-of-the-tropicale/|title=Geoffrey Soupe Wins Stage One of the Tropicale!|work={{UCI team code|TDE|2023}}|publisher=SA Vendée Cyclisme|date=24 January 2023|accessdate=13 July 2024}}</ref> Having lost the overall lead to teammate [[Jason Tesson]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://teamtotalenergies.com/en/tesson-shines-again-and-takes-the-yellow-jersey/|title=Tesson Shines Again and Takes the Yellow Jersey|work={{UCI team code|TDE|2023}}|publisher=SA Vendée Cyclisme|date=26 January 2023|accessdate=13 July 2024}}</ref> Soupe regained the lead when Tesson lost time on the penultimate day,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/Geoffrey-soupe-reprend-les-commandes-a-la-tropicale-amissa-bongo/1377376|title=Geoffrey Soupe reprend les commandes à la Tropicale Amissa Bongo|language=French|trans-title=Geoffrey Soupe takes over at Tropicale Amissa Bongo|work=[[L'Équipe]]|publisher=[[Éditions Philippe Amaury]]|date=28 January 2023|accessdate=13 July 2024}}</ref> and Soupe ultimately won by approximately half a minute from his next closest challenger.<ref>{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Kamasa|url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/4597/sports/cycling/soupe-clinches-la-tropicale-amissa-bongo-2023|title=Soupe clinches La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2023|website=[[The New Times (Rwanda)|The New Times]]|date=29 January 2023|accessdate=13 July 2024}}</ref> Later in the 2023 season, Soupe secured his first [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] stage victory at the [[2023 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]], where he won the seventh stage in a bunch sprint.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2023/stage-7/results/|title=Vuelta a España: Geoffrey Soupe breaks Groves' sprint streak on stage 7|last=Tyson|first=Jackie|website=[[Cyclingnews.com|Cyclingnews]]|date=1 September 2023|access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eurosport.com/cycling/vuelta-a-espana/2023/he-s-found-his-calling-dan-lloyd-celebrates-geoff-soupe-s-shock-vuelta-a-espana-stage-7-victory_sto9775158/story.shtml|title='He's found his calling' - Dan Lloyd celebrates Geoff Soupe's shock Vuelta a Espana Stage 7 victory|work=[[Eurosport]]|publisher=[[Warner Bros. Discovery]]|date=1 September 2023|accessdate=13 July 2024}}</ref>


==Career achievements==
==Major results==
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=2326|title=Geoffrey Soupe|work=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling AS|accessdate=13 July 2024}}</ref>
===Major results===
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;2008
;2008
: 1st [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall Tour du Béarn
: 1st [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall Tour du Béarn
;2009
;2009
: National Under–23 Road Championships
: National Under-23 Road Championships
::2nd [[French National Road Race Championships|Road race]]
::2nd [[French National Road Race Championships|Road race]]
::3rd [[French National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]]
::3rd [[French National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]]
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: 3rd Souvenir Michel Roques
: 3rd Souvenir Michel Roques
: 5th [[Chrono des Nations|Chrono des Herbiers]]
: 5th [[Chrono des Nations|Chrono des Herbiers]]
: 8th Time trial, [[2009 European Road Championships|UEC European Under-23 Road Championships]]
;2010
;2010
: 1st [[File:MaillotFra.PNG|20px]] [[French National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Under–23 Road Championships
: 1st [[File:MaillotFra.PNG|20px]] [[French National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Under-23 Road Championships
: 2nd [[File:Silver medal europe.svg|15px]] Time trial, [[2010 European Road Championships|UEC European Under-23 Road Championships]]
: 2nd [[File:Silver medal europe.svg|15px]] Time trial, [[2010 European Road Championships|UEC European Under-23 Road Championships]]
: 10th [[2010 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial|Time trial]], [[2010 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Under-23 Road World Championships]]
;2011
;2011
: 1st Stage 1 [[Tour Alsace]]
: 1st Stage 1 [[Tour Alsace]]
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: 8th Overall [[La Tropicale Amissa Bongo]]
: 8th Overall [[La Tropicale Amissa Bongo]]
::1st Stage 1
::1st Stage 1
;2012
: 5th [[Tour du Doubs]]
;2013
;2013
: 10th Overall [[Four Days of Dunkirk]]
: 10th Overall [[Four Days of Dunkirk]]
;2017
: 6th [[La Roue Tourangelle]]
;2019
;2019
: 8th [[Elfstedenronde]]
: 8th [[Elfstedenronde]]
;2020
: 9th Overall [[Saudi Tour]]
;2023
: 1st [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall [[La Tropicale Amissa Bongo]]
::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification
::1st Stage 1
: 1st Stage 7 [[2023 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]]
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===Grand Tour general classification results timeline===
===Grand Tour general classification results timeline===

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|[[2015 Tour de France|123]]
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|[[2016 Tour de France|142]]
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| [[2020 Tour de France|123]]
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! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey red.svg|20px|link=|alt=A red jersey]] [[General classification in the Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]]
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|[[2013 Vuelta a España|DNF]]
| [[2013 Vuelta a España|DNF]]
|[[2014 Vuelta a España|94]]
| [[2014 Vuelta a España|94]]
|[[2015 Vuelta a España|DNF]]
| [[2015 Vuelta a España|DNF]]
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| [[2023 Vuelta a España|101]]
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==References==
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*[http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=13560 Cycling Quotient profile]


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Latest revision as of 05:14, 15 October 2024

Geoffrey Soupe
Soupe in 2019
Personal information
Full nameGeoffrey Soupe
Born (1988-03-22) 22 March 1988 (age 36)
Viriat, Ain, France
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st)
Team information
Current teamTeam TotalEnergies
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type
Amateur teams
2004EC Bourg-en-Bresse (junior)
2005–2006VC Bressan (junior)
2007–2008VC Vaulx-en-Velin (junior)
2009–2010CC Étupes le Doubs
Professional teams
2011–2014FDJ
2015–2019Cofidis[1][2]
2020–Total Direct Énergie[3]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (2023)

Geoffrey Soupe (born 22 March 1988) is a French professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI ProTeam Team TotalEnergies.[4] Primarily a lead out man and baroudeur, Soupe has taken four victories during his professional career, including a stage win at the 2023 Vuelta a España with his remaining wins coming at La Tropicale Amissa Bongo – stage victories in 2011 and 2023, along with the general classification in 2023.

Career

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Born in Viriat, Ain, Soupe competed for the EC Bourg-en-Bresse, VC Bressan and VC Vaulx-en-Velin setups as a junior, and the CC Étupes le Doubs squad as an amateur; in 2010, Soupe won the under-23 French National Road Race Championships,[5] and finished second to Great Britain's Alex Dowsett in the under-23 time trial at the European Road Championships.[6]

FDJ (2011–2014)

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Soupe then joined the FDJ professional team for the 2011 season as a neo-pro.[7] In his first race for the team, Soupe won the opening stage of La Tropicale Amissa Bongo in Gabon – beating Team Europcar's Anthony Charteau in a two-man sprint[8] – before finishing the race in eighth place overall.[9] Soupe later added a stage victory in the Tour Alsace,[10] before quitting the race the next day.[11]

Soupe made his Grand Tour début at the 2012 Giro d'Italia, taking a third-place finish during the race's first mass-start stage in Herning, Denmark; a result that Soupe stated that he was "sorry" for, after he was supposed to be leading out the team's main sprinter Arnaud Démare, until he was caught up in a final-corner crash.[12]

Cofidis (2015–2019)

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In August 2014 Cofidis announced that they had signed Soupe, alongside FDJ teammate Nacer Bouhanni, for 2015.[13] He made his first start at the Tour de France in the 2015 edition,[14] sharing sprint duties with Christophe Laporte, following Bouhanni's withdrawal in the opening week.[15] Over his five years with the team, Soupe recorded two top-ten individual finishes – sixth at the 2017 La Roue Tourangelle,[16] and eighth at the 2019 Elfstedenronde.

Total Direct Énergie (2020–present)

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Soupe joined Total Direct Énergie for the 2020 season,[17] and finished ninth overall in his first race with the team at the Saudi Tour.[18] He took his first victory since 2011 at the 2023 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, when he won the opening stage of the race in Gabon.[19] Having lost the overall lead to teammate Jason Tesson,[20] Soupe regained the lead when Tesson lost time on the penultimate day,[21] and Soupe ultimately won by approximately half a minute from his next closest challenger.[22] Later in the 2023 season, Soupe secured his first Grand Tour stage victory at the Vuelta a España, where he won the seventh stage in a bunch sprint.[23][24]

Major results

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Source:[25]

2008
1st Overall Tour du Béarn
2009
National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Road race
3rd Time trial
2nd Overall Boucles de la Marne
3rd Souvenir Michel Roques
5th Chrono des Herbiers
8th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
2010
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
10th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
2011
1st Stage 1 Tour Alsace
5th Ronde Pévéloise
8th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
1st Stage 1
2012
5th Tour du Doubs
2013
10th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
2017
6th La Roue Tourangelle
2019
8th Elfstedenronde
2020
9th Overall Saudi Tour
2023
1st Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
1st Points classification
1st Stage 1
1st Stage 7 Vuelta a España

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 76 — — — — — — — — — — —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — — 123 142 — — — 123 — — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España — DNF 94 DNF — — — — — — — 101
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ Retsin, Frédéric (8 December 2017). "Les premières photos du stage de l'équipe Cofidis en Espagne" [The first photos of the Cofidis team in Spain]. La Voix du Nord (in French). Groupe Rossel. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ^ Bonnefoy, François (29 November 2018). "Route - L'effectif de l'équipe Cofidis pour la saison 2019" [Road - The Cofidis squad for the 2019 season]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Swar Agency. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Total Direct Énergie". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Total Direct Energie". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. ^ Gilson, Michael (22 August 2010). "France – Espoirs : Les réactions" [France – Prospects: The reactions]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  6. ^ Richardson, Simon (16 July 2010). "Dowsett wins gold at U23 European championships". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  7. ^ Gilson, Michael (18 August 2010). "Geoffrey Soupe néo-pro à la FDJ" [Geoffrey Soupe neo-pro at FDJ]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Soupe claims opening stage". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Charteau wins overall in Gabon". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  10. ^ Gachet, Nicolas (27 July 2011). "Tour Alsace – Et. 1 : Classements" [Tour Alsace – Stage 1: Rankings]. DirectVélo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  11. ^ "Double success for Albert in Alsace". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  12. ^ "Soupe "sorry" to have finished third in Giro d'Italia stage". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  13. ^ Farrand, Stephen (1 August 2014). "Transfers: Cofidis confirms the arrival of Nacer Bouhanni". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  14. ^ "2015 Tour de France start list". Velo News. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Cofidis and Europcar: 2015 Report Cards". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2024. A bandaged Bouhanni was able to take to the start of the Tour, only to crash out on stage 5 [...]
  16. ^ "Flavien Dassonville wins 2017 La Roue Tourangelle". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Total Direct Energie re-sign Niccolò Bonifazio, add Geoffrey Soupe and Leonardo Bonifazio for 2020". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  18. ^ Long, Jonny (8 February 2020). "Phil Bauhaus claims Bahrain-McLaren's first overall victory at Saudi Tour". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Geoffrey Soupe Wins Stage One of the Tropicale!". Team TotalEnergies. SA Vendée Cyclisme. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Tesson Shines Again and Takes the Yellow Jersey". Team TotalEnergies. SA Vendée Cyclisme. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Geoffrey Soupe reprend les commandes à la Tropicale Amissa Bongo" [Geoffrey Soupe takes over at Tropicale Amissa Bongo]. L'Équipe (in French). Éditions Philippe Amaury. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  22. ^ Kamasa, Peter (29 January 2023). "Soupe clinches La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2023". The New Times. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  23. ^ Tyson, Jackie (1 September 2023). "Vuelta a España: Geoffrey Soupe breaks Groves' sprint streak on stage 7". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  24. ^ "'He's found his calling' - Dan Lloyd celebrates Geoff Soupe's shock Vuelta a Espana Stage 7 victory". Eurosport. Warner Bros. Discovery. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  25. ^ "Geoffrey Soupe". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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